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Learning disabilities specialist Karen Wadden Mueller works virtually on her laptop with a 57-year-old student who is learning to read on Nov. 12, 2020, in Chicago.
Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune
Learning disabilities specialist Karen Wadden Mueller works virtually on her laptop with a 57-year-old student who is learning to read on Nov. 12, 2020, in Chicago.
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A 57-year-old Black man, laid off during pandemic, determined that the one thing he wanted to do before he died was to learn to read .